Brig. Gen. Wayne Don, director of joint staff for the Alaska National Guard, was promoted as the newest general officer in Alaska at a ceremony in Wasilla, Feb. 6, becoming the highest-ranking Alaska Native currently serving in the Alaska National Guard.
210207-Z-MW427-0171.JPG Photo By: Edward Eagerton

WASILLA, Alaska - Brig. Gen. Wayne Don, director of joint staff for the Alaska National Guard, has his new rank insignia pinned on by his daughter, Delaina, and son, Gannon, during his promotion from colonel to brigadier general at a ceremony in Wasilla, Alaska, Feb. 7, 2021. Don entered service in the U.S. Army in 1994, and served in the active duty Army until he transitioned to the Alaska Army National Guard in 2005. A member of the Cupig and Yupik tribes, Don is currently the highest-ranking Alaska Native in the Alaska National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edward Eagerton)


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